Man shot to death on West Side

An Austin neighborhood man was shot dead Friday afternoon in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.

The man — identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office as 31-year-old Vincent Mayes — was shot in the head and abdomen area about 1:30 p.m. in the 4400 block of West Adams Street, police said.

Mayes, of the 0-100 block of North Laramie Avenue, was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:58 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

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